yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MNstan87:
The guy who introduced me to all of this rooting stuff suggested I do a backup through titanium and then a full wipe before reinstalling CM7. I' not comfortable enough with all this yet to do it on my own so I have to wait until I work with him again. Mybe someone with more experience (or atleast confidence haha) would want to give this a shot and let us all know? I feel like it could work because there are so few of us having this problem and those that aren't have nothing different (in hardware or software) from the rest of us, so a wipe and reinstall could work...right??
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] F0rgiven:
Every time i have an issue with a ROM, i always full wipe and reflash and then restore my necessary apps through Titanium. It usually does the trick.
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mojoffdawal:
Full wipe involves data/factory reset, cache partition, and dalvik cache, all in cwm recovery menu correct? Is there anything else that needs to be wiped before flashing a new rom?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rakeesh_j:
A thought occurred to me recently: With Sprint becoming closer to Google lately (GV and Nexus S,) and their commitment to unlimited data (as well as mentioning that you could use the 4g network to replace your home broadband connection,) what is the likelihood of them not demanding that the handset manufacturers tightly lock down their phones?

Reason I ask is because on the Verizon network their android phones are being locked heavily from users rooting or replacing the roms on their phones. Motorola phones are especially bad with this, and HTC is starting to follow suit. But who is to blame, the handset manufacturer, or the carrier?

I know the google branded phones have been traditionally open to modification, even providing a hidden menu with a warranty disclaimer for doing just that. However that was with T-Mobil who has been very open with google in the past (and is about to be AT&Tized.)

I don't suppose anybody with any inside knowledge of sprint has anything to comment on this subject? It would be a very relevant question for those on this forum who are planning on buying the Evo 3D or the Nexus S, and planning on modifying them.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DirtyShroomz:
I don't think "the people" with the information would want to openly post that "Sprint' doesn't care about rooting" because the fact is that they do. However, HTC was locked down because, in my opinion, it's a Verizon phone (thunderbolt)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rakeesh_j:
Where have they stated this? And for what reasons have they specifically noted?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crossrocker:
I'm pretty sure he works for sprint

A drop of Chuck Norris's semen was placed on Android OS. We now have CyanogenMod.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AbsolutZeroGI:
He does work for Sprint lol, he's our local Sprint guy.

They do care if you root your phone because it voids the warranty, but I do not believe they take the same attitude toward it that Verizon does. I hope it stays that way.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djnarcotics:
yea completely true notice as of late the only two phones outta HTC that have signature verifications is the Thunderbolt and Incredible S which both belong to Verizon

http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/19/htc-thunderbolt-rooted-for-real-locked-files-nearly-sour-the-de/

http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/24/htc-locks-down-incredible-s-against-custom-roms-too-starts-a-fi/

but for now only time will tell
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phatmanxxl:
Verizon has always locked down their phones, I don't see the NS being as locked down, well have to see with the new evo.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fixxxer2008:
the nexus will not be locked down as it's a pure google phone. sprint will not have a say in this.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 12MaNy:
Nexus S is a Dev phone....most likely won't be locked down. Pretty sure Evo 3D won't be either. Sprint isn't a dictatorship.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sgt. slaughter:
Wrong. The Incredible S is NOT on Verizon. It is a GSM phone. The Verizon version is supposed to be called the Incredible 2 evidently.

So its not just a Verizon thing here and we can toss that reasoning for why they are locked out the window for now.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rydah:
true... all i know is, we will have same full root in no time.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xHausx:
There is a CDMA version of it out there somewhere too. Although it is still probably a moot point.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=11555752&postcount=133
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mustangboy88:
Fared Adib on The Engadget Show

For the 1st 25 minutes or so, Fared Adib (Development Lead for Sprint) speaks about Sprint devices and network. At about the 9 minute mark he speaks about your question. But keep in mind, this is a show with geeks, so he is going to spin doctor the question to please the crowd. But I think he may have known about the Nexus S at that point coming to Sprint considering this aired 22 November when the Nexus S was getting rumors of release dates for TMO. Do I think they will lock down future phones? Probably, but I like the fact that they have given Sprint customers an option for pure customization. Here is the link for the show that aired.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/22/the-engadget-show-015-sprints-fared-adib-google-tv-creator/
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sgt. slaughter:
yeah i know. just stating that just b/c the incridible S is locked doesn't mean its b/c VZ. And the likelihood of HTC doing this is greater since we see a phone on another network get locked.

Hopefully Sprint asks them to not do this to make it easier on you and the other dev's though.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OMJ:
take this with a grain of salt.....
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] I Am Marino:
Would seem like Sprint will be soon the carrier to go for all things developers.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iitreatedii:
After the success of the 1st evo here on XDA, I can't see them locking the boot loader and screwing up their reputation...idk just my 2 cents
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rakeesh_j:
Does sound like they want to be root friendly given Adib's comments, and if O.M.J's post is to be believed (he did say take it with a grain of salt) then that would pretty much nail it. Hopefully this is all true.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sgt. slaughter:
OMJ's post is quoting the BSOD buy on the other forum that is in the process of being a complete fraud according to a lot of people.

hence the grain of salt
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ranoko:
Sprint

Sprint has no plans on locking any phones down. Even With sprint getting closer to Google. : ) I know this because i work for sprint lol.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hercules rockefeller:
I work for sprint but don't have nearly that sort of inside access. My suspicion is that we don't care that much about rooting, aside from where it can harm the company, and that's mostly limited to people using wireless tether without paying for it. On the whole, rooting has probably been net beneficial for the EVO, which was obviously a pretty big hit for us. And we're not exactly in the position to take a hardline stance the way AT&T and Verizon are... they can afford to be strict, even if it angers a few customers. On the other hand, the underdog has to work harder to attract customers, even if it means being a little more lenient about some things.

Anyhow, that's just my $.02 regarding the matter, nothing "official".
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kthejoker20:
Physical access to a phone = Always unlockable and perm. root.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aimbdd:
They could always make the memory read only. Of course then there would be no software updates either. If the phone can be updated it can be cracked.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rakeesh_j:
Not exactly. It's quite possible to make it so that rooting the phone requires you to physically modify the phone. While this would still allow rooting to be possible, it can very well make it impractical.

Imagine a world where if you want your phone rooted, you have to mail it to somebody who has all of the tools necessary to pull it off, or you have to buy the tools and learn how to do it yourself (which isn't trivial, and is very easy for a novice to break.)

I know this because I'm one of the early hackers in the tivo scene. We always thought of the platform being open to hacking because every time they sent down an update, we always found some kind of exploit that allowed us to put our own hacks on it anyways.

However it eventually came to the point that tivo managed to fix all of the software vulnerabilities we took advantage of, and it became pretty well locked down. In the series 3 units I had to learn how to do SMC rework just to hack it, and very few have either the tools or the patience necessary to do it, so most people sent it to somebody to be modified.

The series 4 units we can't even do that. The CPU itself does signature checking of the PROM, so reprogramming it isn't possible. It may be possible to find some kind of hardware exploit however you're looking like something akin to hacking a game console. Such hacks require lots of time and money in R&D, and due to the small size of the tivo hacking community, it just isn't worth it for anybody to work on it.

Ergo, despite that we have physical access to the unit, and despite a very skilled group of people who are working on it, we can't modify S4 tivos.

A similar thing happened to the directv/dishnet hacking scenes, there was always this philosophy that "if man made it, man could unmake it," which is true, however in the end it became so impractical to do so, that everybody just gave up.
[Captivate General] Keddum:
I recently tried to download a theme and it went horribly wrong, I guess I dont know how to download these ROMs and such. When I try to reboot, I get stuck at the At&T world screen, the sounds for the galaxy S animation play, but will not show the animation itself. I'm currently trying to fix my phone using this guide http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=731989&page=3

and it has been taking me a while. I don't really understand what they're meaning, if anyone could help me with this problem it would be greatly appreciated!
[Captivate General] modest_mandroid:
Be more specific, what step of that guide are you getting stuck on?
[Captivate General] ConeyKiller:
Im guessing "all of it"
[Captivate General] Keddum:
At the very end, I've been waiting for an hour for it to finish in downloading mode while odin is open.
[Captivate General] Keddum:
Please close this, I fixed the problem on my own.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Lars1967:
I've read some reviews that it doesn't work w/the Xoom.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] JFizDaWiz:
Pfft didn't work on my Evo either.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Lars1967:
So you can confirm it doesn't work on the Xoom?
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Handshake87:
Ya I can confirm ti doesn't work yet... seems to not be supported for 3.0 yet... but then again most devs are waiting for AOSP to drop so that can take advantage of integrating the Tegra chip fully
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Lars1967:
Prior to purchasing, I emailed the dev to confirm that it would work on my Xoom and was assured it would.

It took all of my 15 minute return window to get it set up and test it, only to find that it doesn't want to play nice w/my Xoom (it works well on my D1 though).

I have emailed the dev and they have had me send them logs from my PC and Xoom and assure me that they will get it working or they will refund me.

I really appreciates me some good communication!
[Xoom Themes and Apps] parityodd:
Did they ever get it working? or give your $$ back... I really want to get this app but I've heard bad things about it on honeycomb/Xoom (is there a difference at this point?)
[Xoom Themes and Apps] karpantschof:
i have it and it works fine on the xoom. synch and resolutions issues, but no different from my nexus s
[Xoom Themes and Apps] bigworm50:
Seems to work...

http://www.sleeplessninja.com/?p=325
[Xoom Themes and Apps] JanetPanic:
It works but performance is not what I would call stellar. There is significant lagtime for movements and the refresh rate is closer to a slide show than anything.

I have kept it because it does work and I am hopeful over time they will improve performance.
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
Oh my sweet FSM:

http://www.woot.com/Forums/ViewPost.aspx?PostID=4394837

Look at the Woots sold. For the most part, only one per person. I wonder how many of them will be heading over here soon? We've already seen a handful of people.

It's going to be fun times, very soon.....
[G Tablet General] indymx:
Just barely got mine..
[G Tablet General] Xargon321:
10446 is the final total! 93% of the people bough just one. we are about to be flooded with new people. it2steve get those cases ready! ;)
[G Tablet General] MechAniX.one:
I got one! :D
[G Tablet General] WantADroid:
wow

I didn't think there were that many left to be sold.:eek:
[G Tablet General] ajftl:
Me too. Woot woot
[G Tablet General] gqukyo:
I got one too! Thankfully in time! :P
[G Tablet General] Firedog7881:
I got mine!!!!! I'm not new to xda though. I look forward to playing with this one though. Sure beats a blood soaked ipad.
[G Tablet General] MasterColdSoul:
Hopefully some of those people will be supports of the Dev's so they get more out of there hard work. If we all donated a few bucks every major release it can add up to a lot.

Not being rich, with my last few devices that is my policy (Example, donate with a 2.2 release is stable, then when a 2.3 is stable) or when major fixes are done.

One guy said something about "if we all donate a nickel" sorta broke my heart. I guess some people don't know all the hard work put into making things available to us "hackers".
[G Tablet General] Pazzu510:
Not to be rude but; Yet again(from new people) .....

Wait for it....
[G Tablet General] pr_capone:
LOL

New guy here... one of the wagon jumpers from woot. I'm already running 2.2 on my rooted evo w/ cm6 and snap 7.

Looking forward to learning about my new tablet and contributing to the community.
[G Tablet General] endisky:
Grabbed one in December for a buddy, rooted, custom rommed it, and went on my merry way. Just picked up one for myself today from woot now that the price is a little more user friendly.

I've always appreciated the XDA Devs, and I'm sorry for the NoobStorm you're about to be blessed with!
[G Tablet General] Mantara:
Was on woot all day answering questions. Had good day playing with my toddler and scanning woot forums for questions. Good times, good times. A very cool and unexpected bolstering of the Gtab ranks. Welcome one and all :-D
[G Tablet General] cruiser771:
i didnt get mine on woot, but I am a little jealous cause I just got my used GTab for 320 on eBay, they got a new one for 40 bucks less. Mine arrived yesterday, and I cant complain, looks almost new, but they got a great price for a new GTab.

Anyway, I thought I'd post some links to help them out, as i'm sure anyone who finds their way here is going to want to root and install a ROM, and I just did this last night.

First off, rooting. My tablet was already rooted, with an app called z4root. this link should help you out with that

How To – Root Your ViewSonic G-Tablet

installing clockworkmod/roms:

this was the best thread I found, it had the clockworkmod v08 files i needed at the bottom of the main post and had great instructions, they used tnt lite rom as their example.

Install ClockworkMod, a ROM, Flash Player, and the Market Fix

i went with the Vegan GingerEdition ROM and I didnt install the market the same way, but instead used a market update file for my rom, not sure if it works with other roms too. it installs with clockworkmod, just the way the rom, and most other updates are installed. I also installed flash 10.2 through the market, so you can probably skip the 10.1 version found in that thread

heres a real helpful video that pretty much walks you through the same steps found in that thread. there were a few differences though, the walkthrough recommends wiping after installing the rom, the video does it before. i did both. neither mentions the dalvik wipe, but you can find it in the advanced settings if you want to wipe it, as is recommended everywhere. heres the video, and check out his channel for a ton of gtab videos

Installing Clockworkmod and TnT Lite 4.20 on Viewsonic gTablet

hope this helps you guys out or at least saves you some time on looking for files or good walkthroughs. on a side note, my gingeredition rom got stuck at one of the startup screens on my first reboot. i rebooted back into clockwork and partitioned the drive (2048/0) as instructed in the walkthrough and its working just fine now

edit: heres another good walkthrough, have fun and try not to brick your gtabs!

Flashing the Viewsonic GTablet with VEGAn ROM and fixing the Market
[G Tablet General] evilkokonut:
Just put my nook color on ebay to grab one of these ;)
[G Tablet General] g0t0:
The thing I love about this Tab - I can use different ROMs. I've played with TnT, gADAM, Vanilla and (last stop) VEGan. LOVE tinkering with my Tablet!:p
[G Tablet General] mrkrabs:
I did same exact thing..I was impressed with my nook hopefully g tab blows me away!
[G Tablet General] wasserkapf:
I bought one of the first ones from Sears back in November, paid $379 for it. Sears originally only had 2 per store.

I wanted soo bad to try and put Linux on this thing. But I was one of the few that NEVER had any problems with the Tap'nTap GUI, not even the original version. As they say: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it". But after using Linux for about 8 years, Android was disappointing as an operating system.

I've been scanning the Sears Outlet web site daily for one in my area. That one I would use for my Linux experimentation. Since these are the same price as one at Sears Outlet, I ordered me a second one.

It seems that it will take up to two weeks to receive these. After that, let the experimentation begin!!
[G Tablet General] Renegade5399:
New User From Woot!

I am looking forward to modding my Gtab. I have been lurking around here reading up on the things I will need to know.

Being an IT pro for over 12 years, the thought of rooting/modding this thing is exciting. I have been modding PCs and their components for years. I am very comfortable with nvflash and have recovered many a device or part (like a GPU) from a bricked status. I am also good with cell phones and other mobile devices.

To any other new members that are joining: Please do not forget to donate to the devs. For the love of all that is holy, these people dedicate time and effort into something they do not get paid for. If you use something and like it, then say thank you by shooting them a donation. If it wasn't for these guys, we'd be stuck using the crappy stock OS on these things.

Anyways, just wanted to say hello and I look forward to unlocking the full potential of this device.
[G Tablet General] it2steve:
I've already notified the authorities :) I already have a 'real' job and coach my daughters soccer and volleyball team, I just won't sleep...

Btw, thanks ti ALL for the name drops and referrals!

...sent from my ' un-stock' vibrant
[G Tablet General] alex6499:
I bought one. It was $30 more expensive than a nook for retail. Can't wait till honeycomb comes out.
[G Tablet General] hitekredneck:
I picked up #2. LOL
[G Tablet General] designate72:
I got one yesterday too, hopefully I won't bug you guys too much, I have some experience with android thanks to the evo. Was going to wait for a Galaxy tab, but this has the Tegra for cheaper. Anyways, hanging out here romming my tab should be fun.
[G Tablet General] Version_3:
There was a lot of push on Reddit yesterday for people to come here, as well, and see what XDA offers for the device. I'm pretty psyched to see what happens in the community with the influx of gtab users from the sale.
[G Tablet General] pceasar:
I'm also one of those woot'ers been doing my research in preparation for rom time have CM7 on my soon to be sold nook and am hoping there's a similar gingerbread experience for grab. All the reviews over seen beat this tab up for stock software so there's no way I'm staying stock.

Anyhow thanks in advance to all the rom devs ill sure donate, now comes the waiting game for shipment
[G Tablet General] clintre:
Woot should love me. Not only did I cancel my previous order, but one of my clients ended up buying a total of 20 after I showed them the deal. I look pretty good in their eye as I just saved them a load of cash.
[G Tablet General] DroidHam:
Are you the electronicCrap on ebay selling the docks?
[G Tablet General] arglebargle:
Now, if only there was some way to get them to send it TODAY!!
[G Tablet General] goodintentions:
Might as well say it here.

New users, please don't be disappointed. There are a few rules you need to know before your gtab arrives.

(1) Android on a tablet ain't no windows 7.

(2) Android tablet ain't no ipad.

(3) Android tablet ain't no 50 inch tv.

(4) Android tablet ain't no stereo system.

(5) Android OS ain't no linux OS like Ubuntu.

I'm sorry, people, but I'm really really pessimistic about what's going on here. As a side job, I occasionally go around fixing people's computers and install software that they want. Most people have the attitude that if the computer isn't singing and dancing then there is something wrong with it. Just wait and see all the negative comments these new users will have. People like to complain more than they like to solve problems.

I once built a brand new computer for this lady for a small fee. The following day, she called and complained that her computer doesn't work. I had to drive almost an hour back to her place. Played around with the computer and saw nothing wrong. Shen then told me that yesterday while surfing the net there was one page that didn't load. I had to control myself from grabbing her neck with both my hands. I informed her that sometimes if that happened she had to use the refresh button. A few days later, she called and complained that her son couldn't play his 3-d game. I told her that when I asked her what she was going to use it for she specifically said work and no games. Her budget was $200, including my fee. Of course I didn't give her a vid card for her son to play 3-d games on.

Just you wait, people. These new gtab users will come demanding to know why their gtabs aren't singing and dancing right out of the box.
[G Tablet General] wingzero2085:
I picked up a 2nd gtab yesterday for my husband ... bought mine about a month ago after reading a ton over here. Thanks to roebeet's awesome instructions, my tab is successfully running TwoTapsX (I started with tnt lite 4.2). I'm more the lurker type, but maybe that'll change the more I play with this thing!
[G Tablet General] mpguy84:
Unless you put it on there ;) which hopefully we can get a full working version to include wifi, touchscreen, bluetooth and full apps working :)

EXTREMELY TRUE!!! When I turned mine on for the first time it said application failed like every 2 seconds and it was horrible, slow, unresponsive, and a horrible looking cheap GUI.

Thank god for our devs.

But on a good note, maybe a few of those 10k or so people will be devs that were waiting for the prices to go down and help us in getting HC working :)

Lets keep the, "I bricked my Gtab" and "should I wait to buy a tegra 100" forums to a minimum people lol
[G Tablet General] quake101:
I bought one too. :D I can't wait to play/mod this thing... w00t!
[G Tablet General] jcflman:
Just want to say hello. I'll probably do more reading than posting since this place is already filled with a wealth of knowledge. Good times ahead.
[G Tablet General] cj1171:
you kids have won me over from nookie froyo...probably